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the corrupt fbi agent who is still in prison, he signed whitey up as an informant to the fbi in 1975, but whitey bulger is alleged to have been killing people all the way through the mid 1980s, while he was working with the fbi. whitey bulger was due to be indicted finally in 1995, but that corrupt fbi agent, again, tipped whitey off that the indictment was coming, and then whitey bulger ran. that was in 1995. and until yesterday, nobody had seen him since. even after whitey bulger fled boston, even after the fbi put him on their most wanted list, the evidence of his crimes kept turning up. former hinchmen kept turning up, as did the bodies of whitey bulger's victims. this is an nbc news report we found today from september 2000. watch this. >> reporter: the boston mob's triangle of death ends here. this spot beneath the red line train tracks. the yellow and white tent hiding the excavation of the third in a series of unmarked graves. bulger himself disappeared in 1995, just days after he was indicted on rackateering charging. his photo has appeared on the fbi's 10 most wanted list fo
the corrupt fbi agent who is still in prison, he signed whitey up as an informant to the fbi in 1975, but whitey bulger is alleged to have been killing people all the way through the mid 1980s, while he was working with the fbi. whitey bulger was due to be indicted finally in 1995, but that corrupt fbi agent, again, tipped whitey off that the indictment was coming, and then whitey bulger ran. that was in 1995. and until yesterday, nobody had seen him since. even after whitey bulger fled boston,...
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the fbi's investigating this. a woman sends some -- first of all, tell us the nature of these e-mails that would prompt an fbi investigation. >> well, here's the situation. the woman, whom we have confirmed was jill kelley who was a married woman in tampa who did some social and wounded warrior work with fort macdill. she complained to a friend of hers in the fbi. that's how this got launched. she knew very well, a close friend who was an fbi agent and said she was getting these anonymous e-mails, more than a dozen e-mails, on two separate accounts. and very confused because she didn't know who they were from, and they were threatening. >> the nature of these e-mails, andrea, did the fbi have any reason to believe that this woman's life was in danger or that perhaps violence might come to her? >> they were -- this agent in tampa referred it to his colleagues at the fbi. so it started as a local or regional fbi investigation in tampa. completely unrelated to david petraeus. the woman did not know that paula broadwe
the fbi's investigating this. a woman sends some -- first of all, tell us the nature of these e-mails that would prompt an fbi investigation. >> well, here's the situation. the woman, whom we have confirmed was jill kelley who was a married woman in tampa who did some social and wounded warrior work with fort macdill. she complained to a friend of hers in the fbi. that's how this got launched. she knew very well, a close friend who was an fbi agent and said she was getting these anonymous...
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and he got on the fbi through u.s. house speaker john mccormick back in the 1960s, who was also a close ally of the bulgers. people don't remember him nowadays, but he says first in line for the presidency after jfk was shot. and john connelly was kind of a protege of billy bulger, the senate president. and he always took care of whitey and made him a top echelon informer. they were trying to make whitey a top informer on direct orders of j. edgar hoover as early as 1970. and we think that the request probably came from mccormick to protect him by making him an informant. so connelly eventually just sort of became more and more enamored of my irish, as he called the gang, and whitey in particular. and he eventually pretty much joined the gang, and he tipped them off and received huge amounts of money from whitey over the years. it's kind of like "goodfellas," where robert de niro has to tell his gang to stop spreading the money around. john connelly was spreading it around. and john connelly, by the way, has since been
and he got on the fbi through u.s. house speaker john mccormick back in the 1960s, who was also a close ally of the bulgers. people don't remember him nowadays, but he says first in line for the presidency after jfk was shot. and john connelly was kind of a protege of billy bulger, the senate president. and he always took care of whitey and made him a top echelon informer. they were trying to make whitey a top informer on direct orders of j. edgar hoover as early as 1970. and we think that the...
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and the fbi was in the right every single time. the fbi batting a thousand. according to the fbi. and that's all that ever matters because really nobody ever asks anybody else to look into it. right now, this self-evidently super dodgy even laughably dodgy fbi internal review process is the only review process by which the bizarre shooting death of ibragim todashev is being checked out. he was killed during an interview with the fbi inside his orlando condo. the way we found out he'd been killed is the fbi put out a statement saying mr. todashev had been killed following a violent confrontation inside his condo. what kind of violent confrontation? the fbi wouldn't say officially but then the anonymous leaks started spewing. first anonymous law enforcement sources said that he was armed with some kind of knife. except then they said he was not. then anonymous leaking law enforcement sources said he was actually armed with some kind of pole or broom stick. and then anonymous law enforcement sources said, okay, no, maybe he wasn't armed with either of those things, either. then they
and the fbi was in the right every single time. the fbi batting a thousand. according to the fbi. and that's all that ever matters because really nobody ever asks anybody else to look into it. right now, this self-evidently super dodgy even laughably dodgy fbi internal review process is the only review process by which the bizarre shooting death of ibragim todashev is being checked out. he was killed during an interview with the fbi inside his orlando condo. the way we found out he'd been...
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the fbi did a lot right here. from day one their very aggressive statements on this showed they were taking this very seriously. those strong statements from the fbi were part of why we covered this story from the beginning. they made no bones about playing this down. they said it was a big deal from the bomb inside was made of steel pipe filled with black explosive powder as well as shrapnel coated in rat poison. rat poison is an anticoagulant. he wanted those to not be able to stop bleeding. the shrapnel in the bomb, the stuff coated in rat poison, we now know was a bunch of fishing weights, ordinary fishing weights like ordinary non-violent people get to use their fishing lines to stay under water so the bait can attract the fish. the fbi found the same kind of fishing weights sold in packs of ten in walmart. they went through the sales records in the pacific northwest starting if 2010 and found what they were looking for, an unusual number of quarter-ounce fishing weight with sold in packs of ten in one week i
the fbi did a lot right here. from day one their very aggressive statements on this showed they were taking this very seriously. those strong statements from the fbi were part of why we covered this story from the beginning. they made no bones about playing this down. they said it was a big deal from the bomb inside was made of steel pipe filled with black explosive powder as well as shrapnel coated in rat poison. rat poison is an anticoagulant. he wanted those to not be able to stop bleeding....
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the n fbi is coordinating it. what does that mean when they're dealing with a large sort of resources. >> first of all, new in being a real attack is not new to the city of boston, the state of massachusetts and the federal authorities up there. back in 2011, just over two years ago, and previously before that the federal government in conjunction with boston did exercises exactly to prepare for situations like this. so what you have is the immediate response is always going to be governed by the boston police department and fire department. and then over team there will be a transition to the fbi. but most importantly, this has to be done hand in hand. the state, local and federal cooperation, this isn't honestly like the movies, where the fbi shows up and says we're in charge now. the relationship between the fbi and state and local authorities in these situations is so much more advanced than it was. and having worked with commissioner ed davis and the fbi for many years, this is ha team that's going to work we
the n fbi is coordinating it. what does that mean when they're dealing with a large sort of resources. >> first of all, new in being a real attack is not new to the city of boston, the state of massachusetts and the federal authorities up there. back in 2011, just over two years ago, and previously before that the federal government in conjunction with boston did exercises exactly to prepare for situations like this. so what you have is the immediate response is always going to be...
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he had a contact in the fbi who raised this concern to him. he passed it along to the chief of staff of eric cantor's office who then was put in touch with the fbi. knowing how things work in cantor's office, it -- they run by the letter of the law to a "t," so i'm sure everything was done with heavy legal counsel and guidance. >> something like this, jim, you know the way the senate intelligence committee folks work particularly on both sides of this. finding out that an fbi agent -- we're calling this person a whistleblower, is that a fair description? >> i'm not quite sure i'm convinced i know what to describe this person as. i've listened to previous reports on msnbc. there are all sorts of rumors swirling around. i'm just not sure if that's the case or not. but i think there is a fair case to be made and has been by senator feinstein that she should have been given a heads up earlier than she was. no doubt about it. she has an amazing ability to keep things secret. >> fair enough. i want to go to fiscal cliff. i think there are two questi
he had a contact in the fbi who raised this concern to him. he passed it along to the chief of staff of eric cantor's office who then was put in touch with the fbi. knowing how things work in cantor's office, it -- they run by the letter of the law to a "t," so i'm sure everything was done with heavy legal counsel and guidance. >> something like this, jim, you know the way the senate intelligence committee folks work particularly on both sides of this. finding out that an fbi...
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they say the fbi is sensitive to its past when former director j. edgar hoover gathered personal details about government officials to get what he wanted. >> the only reason the fbi should have notified congress was if general petraeus was found to have leaked classified information. that was not the case. so the fbi followed its protocols and did the right thing in this case. >> general petraeus is not the only high-ranking official mixed up in this scandal. general john allen, the top american commander in afghanistan is now being investigated for alleged inappropriate communications with jill kelley. again, she's the woman who reportedly received threatening e-mails from paula broadwell, the woman with whom petraeus was having an affair. general allen took over the command in afghanistan from petraeus after petraeus was tapped for the cia. now officials are reviewing up to 30,000 pages of communication between allen and ms. kelley. you're running a war, general, seriously, 30,000? it's not clear if the e-mails involved sexual material or classifi
they say the fbi is sensitive to its past when former director j. edgar hoover gathered personal details about government officials to get what he wanted. >> the only reason the fbi should have notified congress was if general petraeus was found to have leaked classified information. that was not the case. so the fbi followed its protocols and did the right thing in this case. >> general petraeus is not the only high-ranking official mixed up in this scandal. general john allen, the...
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what is the fbi saying about this? >> well, i think they freely admit that there are no hard and fast rules for when you notify anybody else in the government that a senior intelligence official is having an affair. the general rule, and what their basic policy is, they don't tell anybody. when they're in the middle of a criminal investigation, who they're investigating. whether it's, you know, somebody in the white house or anybody. they just don't blab around town who they're investigating. now, there's a policy question here, obviously, about whether members of the intelligence committee should have been informed. they say there's a potential national security implications. the fbi and the justice department say they determined early on there weren't national security implications, that this was, at its core, not a crime, an affair. and the other thing about this is, that the fbi is sensitive to its own history, about a time when j. edgar hoover shepherded the peccadillos of official washington and parceled these th
what is the fbi saying about this? >> well, i think they freely admit that there are no hard and fast rules for when you notify anybody else in the government that a senior intelligence official is having an affair. the general rule, and what their basic policy is, they don't tell anybody. when they're in the middle of a criminal investigation, who they're investigating. whether it's, you know, somebody in the white house or anybody. they just don't blab around town who they're...
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helped the fbi actually corrupt the fbi? >> over the years, i mean, we found out that his value to the fbi was actually minimal. he was not really giving a lot of information to them. in actuality, they were protecting him and allowing him to more or less do what he wanted to do out there. including murder. and you cannot have informants out there killing people. that's not the way it works. they should have been targets instead of informants. >> how much was the fact that his brother was -- was i think was speaker of the house at one point -- >> senate president. >> senate president. how much did that create at least an aura around him? did that affect it in any way? >> it did. i don't think people realized. it was kind of like a folk story a little bit, where he had the brother probably in the most powerful position in the government of massachusetts and he had the other brother as probably the most powerful mob boss in the area at the time. and they both played off that. they played off those reputations. and when it was
helped the fbi actually corrupt the fbi? >> over the years, i mean, we found out that his value to the fbi was actually minimal. he was not really giving a lot of information to them. in actuality, they were protecting him and allowing him to more or less do what he wanted to do out there. including murder. and you cannot have informants out there killing people. that's not the way it works. they should have been targets instead of informants. >> how much was the fact that his...
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fbi crashed through. first of all, they launch a -- they use their cyber unit to launch an investigation on half dozen e-mails talking about a purported affair. they launch a cyber investigation there. and then they start digging in and they have to go into a private citizen's e-mail account. and so they go into paula broadwell's private e-mail accounts, they've crashed through a wall there. the facts as we know it do not justify other than somebody wants to embarrass david petraeus. >> right. >> and then they get into paula broadwell's e-mails, then break down another wall to get into david petraeus' e-mail account. and then they justify that and break down that wall and say, well, you know, national security may have been compromised because maybe she sent along classified documents, but she didn't, so there, somebody responsible at the fbi has to say, okay, guys, you know what? nothing to see here. it's internal investigation, you know, petraeus may be acting up, but this is no longer a crime. they sai
fbi crashed through. first of all, they launch a -- they use their cyber unit to launch an investigation on half dozen e-mails talking about a purported affair. they launch a cyber investigation there. and then they start digging in and they have to go into a private citizen's e-mail account. and so they go into paula broadwell's private e-mail accounts, they've crashed through a wall there. the facts as we know it do not justify other than somebody wants to embarrass david petraeus. >>...
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and he acted as a major informant for the fbi and is a big symbol of fbi corruption. >> steve, let me get you in on this too. i've heard the name before but i was only vaguely aware that he was some kind of gangster from back east, boston, and what have you. does he represent some sort of unfamiliar kind of gangster to most americans? most of us see the mafia on tv a lot, the italian mafia, but he was part of an irish gang, yeah? >> steve? >> well, it's not uncommon. yes, i can hear you. it is not uncommon in law enforcement circles to be involved and different ethnic groups and crimes. whitey bulger was in charge of the gang where they were involved in armed robberies, drug dealings, you name it. what happens is the connection to traditional organized crime is when you commit crimes and you pay tribute, you pay money, for the privilege of doing those types of crimes, it is a higher arcual structure where the money is broken up by all of the, i should say, the traditional out of new england. so the mob bosses in new england cut up the proceeds of all sorts of criminal groups including
and he acted as a major informant for the fbi and is a big symbol of fbi corruption. >> steve, let me get you in on this too. i've heard the name before but i was only vaguely aware that he was some kind of gangster from back east, boston, and what have you. does he represent some sort of unfamiliar kind of gangster to most americans? most of us see the mafia on tv a lot, the italian mafia, but he was part of an irish gang, yeah? >> steve? >> well, it's not uncommon. yes, i...
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when the fbi, yes, worked on crime, but under hoover the fbi worked on politics, too. the agency's efforts in the latter undermined everything the nation needed from the fbi on the former. that's why congress ordered reforms for the fbi after watergate. investigating crime while also secretly playing politics is a combination with a bad outcome. that's one of the things we learned from the scandal of the nixon administration and its downfall, but also from decades watching j. edgar hoover operate. last week we learned general david petraeus had an affair. the fbi discovered that affair over the summer while it was looking into something else. those revelations led to protest from members of congress that they had not been told sooner than last week, along with everyone else. they wanted to be notified about this. ranking democrat on the intelligence committee dianne feinstein says the fbi should have told congress, bipartisan, republican, homeland security committee calms alerting congress in an instance like this the fbi's obligation. lawmakers are sure to demand answ
when the fbi, yes, worked on crime, but under hoover the fbi worked on politics, too. the agency's efforts in the latter undermined everything the nation needed from the fbi on the former. that's why congress ordered reforms for the fbi after watergate. investigating crime while also secretly playing politics is a combination with a bad outcome. that's one of the things we learned from the scandal of the nixon administration and its downfall, but also from decades watching j. edgar hoover...
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>> well, the fbi -- the fbi dropped all this case and you know that. >> well, i know from fbi files that they -- >> they dropped the case because there wasn't any evidence. i didn't have anything -- i've never been on that mississippi river in my life. >> sir, did you have anything to do with picking those boys up, sir? >> the report says that you and james ford seale picked them up. it did not say you killed them. >> did you have anything to do with that, sir? picking those boys up? >> i haven't got anything -- y'all get off this church ground and quit stirring up this on church. >> did you have anything to do with picking those boys up, sir? time to go. >> yes. it's time. >> how do you feel now? >> i feel great. i feel great. i feel great. i mean, i did what i had to do. he made me ask questions. all i want to know is why your name is in the fbi documents. >> it was clear that edwards had never known about the fbi's evidence against he and seale. thomas felt as a result of the confrontation on the church steps, edwards would now be more vulnerable to any approach by authorities. >>> wh
>> well, the fbi -- the fbi dropped all this case and you know that. >> well, i know from fbi files that they -- >> they dropped the case because there wasn't any evidence. i didn't have anything -- i've never been on that mississippi river in my life. >> sir, did you have anything to do with picking those boys up, sir? >> the report says that you and james ford seale picked them up. it did not say you killed them. >> did you have anything to do with that,...
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the fbi may have bomb experts that come in. they will be looking for things they can attribute to additional incendiary devices. there are additional fuel tanks you can install in airplanes that provide under normal conditions the ability to fly longer distances. we don't know how this airplane was equipped. they will be looking for that type of evidence. given the fact, the nature of this fire, how big it was, especially in an office building like this, if the airplane had only 40 plus gallons of fuel, which an airplane of this size typically would have, that's a pretty large fire. so they are going to be looking for evidence of additional incendiary or explosive-type devices that may have contributed to the enormity of this fire. >> all right, greg feith, thank you very much. as you can see from the wreckage from these aerial views, this is a crash that did a lot of damage. the pilot is presumed dead and one office worker unaccounted for. on the whole you have a whole lot of people in austin, texas, today breathing a sigh of
the fbi may have bomb experts that come in. they will be looking for things they can attribute to additional incendiary devices. there are additional fuel tanks you can install in airplanes that provide under normal conditions the ability to fly longer distances. we don't know how this airplane was equipped. they will be looking for that type of evidence. given the fact, the nature of this fire, how big it was, especially in an office building like this, if the airplane had only 40 plus gallons...
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to that, in terms of the fbi, the seriousness to which the fbi is treating this, the fbi mccainism task force is now offering a $20,000 reward for information about this case. they are also asking members of the must be public to come forward if for any reason someone took photos where this device was found there yesterday morning. about the suspect of a terrorism task force in this case, they said, quote, i think the link to the martin luther king celebration and march is inescapable. at that point it follows directly in the realm and fear of domestic terrorism. clearly, there was some political or social agenda here. again, those were the terms from the fbi. it falls directly in the fear and realm of domestic terrorism. scary terms being used here by the fbi to describe what happened, what was found and what the bomb squad disrupted. again, at a martin luther king jr. parade in spokane, washington. this is not making national news, but if what happened in spokane is what the fbi is implying it might be, ten days after the shooting of gabrielle giffords and 18 others in tucson, if what
to that, in terms of the fbi, the seriousness to which the fbi is treating this, the fbi mccainism task force is now offering a $20,000 reward for information about this case. they are also asking members of the must be public to come forward if for any reason someone took photos where this device was found there yesterday morning. about the suspect of a terrorism task force in this case, they said, quote, i think the link to the martin luther king celebration and march is inescapable. at that...
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fbi has uncover between 20,000 and 30,000 documents. mostly e-mails sent between allen and this woman, jill kelley. a senior defense official tells msnbc that the e-mails were inappropriate. kelley was the target of paula broad we'll's e-mails. the associated press that broadwell thought of kelley as a romantic rival for petraeus affection. he was supposed to start the process this week to be the next commander of american forces in europe and supreme allied commander of nato, allen will remain commander in afghanistan. . >>> i don't even know where to begin. how does this happen? >> well, i don't know it happens. particularly in the digital age. the idea that people think that if you have thousands of e-mails that they're not going to be picked up and found out it's sort of amazing. what's most disturbing, this is a terrible time from a foreign policy standpoint to have petraeus out. scandals that are taking key players out of afghanistan, syrian discussions. country that the president has a lot going on right now. >> we were joking co
fbi has uncover between 20,000 and 30,000 documents. mostly e-mails sent between allen and this woman, jill kelley. a senior defense official tells msnbc that the e-mails were inappropriate. kelley was the target of paula broad we'll's e-mails. the associated press that broadwell thought of kelley as a romantic rival for petraeus affection. he was supposed to start the process this week to be the next commander of american forces in europe and supreme allied commander of nato, allen will remain...
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it's 1-800-call-fbi. 1-800-call-fbi. which translates to 1-800-225-5324. all right. we are live at mass general hospital in boston. stay with us here on msnbc. we'll be right back. [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] [ justin ] mulligan sir. mulligan. take a mulligan. i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] truth is, a lot of sinus products don't treat cough. they don't? [ male announcer ] nope, but alka seltzer plus severe sinus does it treats your worst sinus symptoms, plus that annoying cough. [ angry gibberish ] [ fake coughs ] sorry that was my fault sir. [ male announcer ] alka seltzer plus severe sinus. [ breathes deeply ] ♪ oh, what a relief it is! [ male announcer ] try alka seltzer plus severe sinus day and night for complete relief from your worst sinus symptoms. and "up to 75% lower copays." as a preferred pharmacy, walgreens can save you as much as 75% compared to other select pharmacies. walgreens, at the corner of happy and healthy. >>> earlier today i was briefed by my homeland security team on the events in bosto
it's 1-800-call-fbi. 1-800-call-fbi. which translates to 1-800-225-5324. all right. we are live at mass general hospital in boston. stay with us here on msnbc. we'll be right back. [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] [ justin ] mulligan sir. mulligan. take a mulligan. i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] truth is, a lot of sinus products don't treat cough. they don't? [ male announcer ] nope, but alka seltzer plus severe sinus does it treats your worst...
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i'm not surprised the fbi didn't initially let congress know. i'm pleasantly surprised because it came to eric cantor, a very partisan member of the house of representatives early, i'm really pleasantly surprised it didn't leak before the election. >> this investigation, from a minor thread unraveling a major tapestry, it is surprising. as david pointed out, secrets in washington don't sit idly by, especially during an election season where cocktail parties are in full swing. there had to be more people with information, this is not a surprise to most inside the beltway? >> i don't want to get into that rt of speculation. i think what majority leader cantor did in terms of immediately referring it back to the fbi, in terms of what he was alerted was obviously the right way to handle this. having said that, understand that republicans want to hear what general petraeus had to say because he was the decision maker for the cia. this is not getting the number two. they want to know what the decisions were, what the information was there, how he proc
i'm not surprised the fbi didn't initially let congress know. i'm pleasantly surprised because it came to eric cantor, a very partisan member of the house of representatives early, i'm really pleasantly surprised it didn't leak before the election. >> this investigation, from a minor thread unraveling a major tapestry, it is surprising. as david pointed out, secrets in washington don't sit idly by, especially during an election season where cocktail parties are in full swing. there had to...
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six months ago an old roommate got a visit by fbi agent whose let him know the fbi was trying to contact him. >> why? why would he be on the radar? >> he has no idea. six months ago he contacts them and they told them they receives an anonymous tip suggest he might be a national security risk, and that's all he's ever known. six months ago he willfully talked with them as long as his lawyer agreed, when his lawyer called the fbi, the fbi never responded after that. >> how about for you? you reached out to the fbi. what did they say? >> they said that they couldn't discuss it and that it was an ongoing investigation. since then they have acknowledges that two agents did show up at afifi's house. >> do you know if the fbi had further contact with afifi? >> no, he has not. they had contact with the lawyer and the lawyer instructed them if they have questions go through the lawyer and not go to afifi. >> the aclu contacted yasser afif. is he take ig action or not? >> i don't know if he's taking any action. they filed what's called a freedom of information act request to fine out what the fbi
six months ago an old roommate got a visit by fbi agent whose let him know the fbi was trying to contact him. >> why? why would he be on the radar? >> he has no idea. six months ago he contacts them and they told them they receives an anonymous tip suggest he might be a national security risk, and that's all he's ever known. six months ago he willfully talked with them as long as his lawyer agreed, when his lawyer called the fbi, the fbi never responded after that. >> how...
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, the way fbi handled this last -- the last couple days we're being told the fbi just happened to wrap up the case the week before the election. it did the final interviews with david petraeus and paula broadwell. that last week. just a few days before the election and then they wrap up the case and tell james clapper. now, it turns out, the case wasn't quite wrapped up, they still had more additional work to do with the search on paula broadwell's house and they had this additional information about general allen that they felt compelled to alert the white house and the pentagon about so that raises the question why was it just that week of election day they first go to clapper and does it have anything to do with the phone call that eric cantor the house majority leader made to the fbi just a few days before? >> andrea -- if i could just add one point, talking to lawmakers on the hill saying yet again, they're learning about this through media reports and that is only fanning the flames of their frustration which they first started talking about at the end of last week should have be
, the way fbi handled this last -- the last couple days we're being told the fbi just happened to wrap up the case the week before the election. it did the final interviews with david petraeus and paula broadwell. that last week. just a few days before the election and then they wrap up the case and tell james clapper. now, it turns out, the case wasn't quite wrapped up, they still had more additional work to do with the search on paula broadwell's house and they had this additional information...
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the local police, the fbi. they went into a house about nine houses down on the left side of this block back here in bridgeport. we were going to get our first chance to walk up to the home in a matter of minutes. that's when agents say they will clear the scene. we have seen them remove evidence. they describe it as possible evidence that has been taken away to a vehicle with six fbi agents. now, there is a second home where faisal shahzad had been living in the past. before that, for three or four years. he was living with his wife and two young children in a home about 20 minutes away in the town ofiéa&n shelton. according to one neighbor who lives next door, she has said that he was odd, to use her words. that he was strange. that he often wore black and would go jogging at night. he told her husband heñlktr worn wall street. we can't confirm that9eúcw-,l n. but that's information we're working to try to confirm. the sense would be he has some familiarity with manhattan in that is the case. again, the f
the local police, the fbi. they went into a house about nine houses down on the left side of this block back here in bridgeport. we were going to get our first chance to walk up to the home in a matter of minutes. that's when agents say they will clear the scene. we have seen them remove evidence. they describe it as possible evidence that has been taken away to a vehicle with six fbi agents. now, there is a second home where faisal shahzad had been living in the past. before that, for three or...
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the fbi agent was never on the case. he brought the information to the fbi, but he was never part of the original investigation because he was a friend of miss kelley's. >> so what is all this thing about him being frustrated because he wasn't on the case? what was that about? >> he was frustrated because he learned about the information that was being gathered. he brought the original case, he was frustrated that the information about petraeus and broadwell had not come out yet, and he thought that the justice department and the fbi were dragging their feet, so he -- that's why he went to the hill. >> okay. let me get back to david on this, on the military end of this thing. why was petraeus basically forced to resign? why did the matter come to his superior, mr. clapper, head of intelligence -- all the intelligence services? why was it going through channels? why did he get confronted with basically a request to resign? how did that happen if this wasn't criminal, what he was doing? >> because he wasn't on active duty,
the fbi agent was never on the case. he brought the information to the fbi, but he was never part of the original investigation because he was a friend of miss kelley's. >> so what is all this thing about him being frustrated because he wasn't on the case? what was that about? >> he was frustrated because he learned about the information that was being gathered. he brought the original case, he was frustrated that the information about petraeus and broadwell had not come out yet,...
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then there's the fbi agent and friend of jill kel yae's. he's now subject of an internal fbi probe himself for inappropriate behavior. let's get into the details. overnight the pentagon announced this, that general allen's nomination to be allied supreme commander over all of anywnato been delayed and panetta has asked them to ex pa diet joseph dunfer. >> while this matter is under investigation and before the facts are determined, general allen will remain commander. general allen is entitled to due process in this matter. in the meantime the secretary has asked the president, and the president has agreed, to put his nomination on hold until the relevant facts are determined. >> all right. that's pentagon spokesman george little. he's on a trip to asia with the defense secretary. more on that trip in a minute. allen, who is married, denied any wrongdoing and, for now, remains commander in afghanistan as the investigation continues. defense secretary leon panetta was informed by the pentagon's general counsel on sunday of this fbi investiga
then there's the fbi agent and friend of jill kel yae's. he's now subject of an internal fbi probe himself for inappropriate behavior. let's get into the details. overnight the pentagon announced this, that general allen's nomination to be allied supreme commander over all of anywnato been delayed and panetta has asked them to ex pa diet joseph dunfer. >> while this matter is under investigation and before the facts are determined, general allen will remain commander. general allen is...
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the fbi began by investigating whether those e-mails constituted harassment. officials told nbc news. then the bureau subsequently found that petraeus' biographer, paula broadwell, was sending those anonymous e-mails that law enforcement officials had dealt with. the investigation also determined she was having an affair with petraeus. the fbi then used that information from the investigation to uncover more details and obtain a warrant to surveil broadwell's e-mail, according to the "wall street journal." so, in september, officials say the fbi interviewed broadwell, who then admitted the affair. investigators also convinced her to voluntarily surrender her computer, which was found to contain unauthorized classified information. according to officials, on the week of october 28th, the fbi then interviewed general petraeus, who reportedly admitted the affair at the time, but denied providing any classified information to broadwell. then two members of congress say they received a tip about the same investigation in october which was raised with the fbi. offic
the fbi began by investigating whether those e-mails constituted harassment. officials told nbc news. then the bureau subsequently found that petraeus' biographer, paula broadwell, was sending those anonymous e-mails that law enforcement officials had dealt with. the investigation also determined she was having an affair with petraeus. the fbi then used that information from the investigation to uncover more details and obtain a warrant to surveil broadwell's e-mail, according to the "wall...
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the fbi arrests says u.s. citizens were allegedly trying to blow up a christmas tree lighting ceremony. on the brink, north korea can more threats as the u.s. and south korea plan more joint military sessions. >>> the whistleblower website is expected to leak classified documents again. this time, with it could be worse than before. >>> one year ago today, the tiger woods scandal hit. has the golf great successfully put his troubles behind him? good morning, everyone. i'm alex witt. we have tough, new rhetoric this morning from both sides of a heated conflict. north korea is accusing south korea of using humans as a civilian shooet shield. four people were killed on tuesday when north korea shild artillery on the south korean island. the u.s. is preparing military exercises from the south just hours from now. the move is enraging the north and concerning china, the country's most important ally. mike is live at the white house for us. good saturday morning to you, mike. >> good morning, alex. >> fill us in on
the fbi arrests says u.s. citizens were allegedly trying to blow up a christmas tree lighting ceremony. on the brink, north korea can more threats as the u.s. and south korea plan more joint military sessions. >>> the whistleblower website is expected to leak classified documents again. this time, with it could be worse than before. >>> one year ago today, the tiger woods scandal hit. has the golf great successfully put his troubles behind him? good morning, everyone. i'm alex...
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he knows that the fbi knows about this. but he doesn't decide to go and tell the white house and offer to resign until clapper tells him to do so. >> more information. thank you so much, pete, for that reporting. more on the politics of the petraeus scandal, if you will. eugene robinson is an associate editor and columnist for "the washington post." also an msnbc political analyst. gene, this sense here -- let me show you something. some are howling about the timing of the resignation. he was set to testify about benghazi. here is ralph peters, an analyst for fox news. this is what i'm talking about, this emerging conspiracy theory, and here it is coming from fox. let's watch. >> as an old intelligence analyst, the way i read it, and i could be totally wrong, this is my interpretation is that the administration was unhappy with petraeus not playing ball 100% on their party line story. i think he was getting cold feet about testifying under oath and their party line story, and i suspect these tough chicago guys knew of this
he knows that the fbi knows about this. but he doesn't decide to go and tell the white house and offer to resign until clapper tells him to do so. >> more information. thank you so much, pete, for that reporting. more on the politics of the petraeus scandal, if you will. eugene robinson is an associate editor and columnist for "the washington post." also an msnbc political analyst. gene, this sense here -- let me show you something. some are howling about the timing of the...
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and fbi investigates criminal attacks, like 9/11 was. and, frankly, the fbi has done a very good job after 9/11. its interrogators used normal interrogation techniques, got a lot of information, and i think we're going to see in this cia report, we didn't get much of the abuse of interrogations. so putting this in the fbi, supervised by the white house, isn't such a bad thing. and i think it will let cia move on to different missions. >> as first revealed by mark in "newsweek" over the weekend, one of the abuses that we are apparently going to learn about is the use of a power drill, also the use of guns and other threatening techniques to intimidate the "uss cole" bomber. what is the impact of that? that is a violation of all rules and regulations, certainly of the army field manual, but also of the basic geneva conventions, as understood. >> the conventions on torture. it's a violation of american law. and whoever did it should be prosecuted. whoever authorized it should be prosecuted as well. if, in fact, that's what happened. the cia
and fbi investigates criminal attacks, like 9/11 was. and, frankly, the fbi has done a very good job after 9/11. its interrogators used normal interrogation techniques, got a lot of information, and i think we're going to see in this cia report, we didn't get much of the abuse of interrogations. so putting this in the fbi, supervised by the white house, isn't such a bad thing. and i think it will let cia move on to different missions. >> as first revealed by mark in "newsweek"...
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no fbi agent has been unjustified in shooting someone in the last 20 years if you ask the fbi. maybe it was justified
no fbi agent has been unjustified in shooting someone in the last 20 years if you ask the fbi. maybe it was justified
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no fbi agent has been unjustified in shooting someone in the last 20 years if you ask the fbi. maybe it was justified this time, maybe not. in the meantime we have to keep guessing.
no fbi agent has been unjustified in shooting someone in the last 20 years if you ask the fbi. maybe it was justified this time, maybe not. in the meantime we have to keep guessing.
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the fbi. how the agency's hidden history of detentions, break-ins and burglaries have shaped our nation's policies for generations and what it means for america's civil libertys today. copd makes it hard to breathe, so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, i'm breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breathing, take the lead. ask your doct
the fbi. how the agency's hidden history of detentions, break-ins and burglaries have shaped our nation's policies for generations and what it means for america's civil libertys today. copd makes it hard to breathe, so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, i'm breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an...
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fbi agents are currently at the home of paula broadwell. wcnc-tv in charlotte are reporting that agents arrived at broadwell's home at 9:00 p.m. and took boxes and suitcases and photos from the foam. a spokeswoman confirms the report and says it's a consensual search and not a raid or "a game changer." the fbi official says it is one of the final steps to closing out their investigation of broadwell. also tonight, "the wall street journal" reports new details how the federal bureau of investigation handled the case suggests even as the bureau delve into mr. petraeus' personal life, the agency had to address questionable conduct by one of its own, including allegedly sending shirtless photos of himself to a woman involved in the case. that woman is jill kelly, a family friend of petraeus, who first brought to the fbi's attention troubling e-mails she was receiving from an anonymous e-mail account operated by paula broadwell. we heard from the ghost writer of broadwell's biography of petraeus. he says my wife says i'm the most clueless person
fbi agents are currently at the home of paula broadwell. wcnc-tv in charlotte are reporting that agents arrived at broadwell's home at 9:00 p.m. and took boxes and suitcases and photos from the foam. a spokeswoman confirms the report and says it's a consensual search and not a raid or "a game changer." the fbi official says it is one of the final steps to closing out their investigation of broadwell. also tonight, "the wall street journal" reports new details how the federal...
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joining me now is former fbi profiler, clint van zandt. clint, thanks for being here. >> good to be with you, al. >> what kind of information can we learn from photos like this? >> well, one of the things that the fbi will do is they'll take photographs of the actual blast area. they'll superimpose it over a photograph like you just showed us to try to suggest, did that blast actually originate from that bag or was it left, right or behind it? so we've got -- we've got a baseline of where the explosion took place. any other photographs will be compared against those two explosion sites, number one, to see if a bag had been there. number two, we'll be looking for someone who carried such a bag. remember, al, that the fbi describes two different black nylon bags. if you think about -- if you think about these pressure cookers, a friend of mine, larry johnson, former cia, commented that these would weigh about 20 pounds each. that's a lot of weight for somebody to carry in that area, al. >> now, what kind of damage can these type of bombs do,
joining me now is former fbi profiler, clint van zandt. clint, thanks for being here. >> good to be with you, al. >> what kind of information can we learn from photos like this? >> well, one of the things that the fbi will do is they'll take photographs of the actual blast area. they'll superimpose it over a photograph like you just showed us to try to suggest, did that blast actually originate from that bag or was it left, right or behind it? so we've got -- we've got a...
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government really just not tell the fbi until they told the whole world today? was the fbi maybe just playing along with the rest of government in some sort of ruse the government was not admitting the guy was dead? i don't say that in a conspiratorial way, i say that in the way the government has been cagey in taking responsibility for killing people in u.s. counterterrorism efforts around the world. like this, for example, watch for the uncharacteristic use of the passive verb tense here. >> i want to say a few words about some important news. earlier this morning anwar al awlaki, a leader of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, was killed in yemen. the death -- the death of al awlaki is a major blow to al qaeda's most active affiliate. >> the president at an unrelated event there getting interrupted with applause that anwar al awlaki had been killed. that's the specific instructions he use the, al awlaki was killed. he was killed. well, how did that happen? today, a year and a half later in this letter sent to congress the u.s. government admitted, wasn't just
government really just not tell the fbi until they told the whole world today? was the fbi maybe just playing along with the rest of government in some sort of ruse the government was not admitting the guy was dead? i don't say that in a conspiratorial way, i say that in the way the government has been cagey in taking responsibility for killing people in u.s. counterterrorism efforts around the world. like this, for example, watch for the uncharacteristic use of the passive verb tense here....
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the fbi arrests a u.s. citizen for alleging i trying to blow up a christmas tree lighting ceremony. >>> on the brink. north korea with more threats as the u.s. and south korea plan joint military exercises in the region later today. we've got a live report ahead. >>> new and potentially dangerous. that whistleblower website is expected to leak classified documents again. this time it could be worse than before. >>> signs of life. early returns on black friday show shoppers may be back in a buying mood. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm alex witt. welcome to msnbc saturday. and new this morning, the fbi stopped a potentially major attack on american soil. a car bombing at a tree lighting ceremony just last night. the 19-year-old is charged with trying to detonate a van he believed was packed with explosives in portland oregon, with families and young children present. the bomb never went off. it was a dead planted by police. the suspect is a naturalized u.s. citizen who was born in somal somalia. pete williams
the fbi arrests a u.s. citizen for alleging i trying to blow up a christmas tree lighting ceremony. >>> on the brink. north korea with more threats as the u.s. and south korea plan joint military exercises in the region later today. we've got a live report ahead. >>> new and potentially dangerous. that whistleblower website is expected to leak classified documents again. this time it could be worse than before. >>> signs of life. early returns on black friday show...
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conversation that i had with the fbi where the fbi and i agreed to that interview, refused to allow me to have a court reporter in the room. i want the people of illinois to know that i did not lie. this is a persecution. we have police officers who are being gunned down on the streets, children who can't play in front of their home in the summertime because they might get gunned down and we have a prosecutor who has wasted and wants to spend tens and millions of taxpayers money to percent cute me and take my home away from us. i want to thank the men and jury for what they came up with. most people say you can't fight city hall and most people have said, when the federal government and prosecutors come after you like they did me, 24 charges, that i said from the beginning, and the jury agreed that this the government did not prove its case. and let me also point out that we didn't even put a defense on. and the government couldn't prove its case. and so patty and i are going to continue the fight because this fight is a lot bigger than just me and my family. this is a fight for the ve
conversation that i had with the fbi where the fbi and i agreed to that interview, refused to allow me to have a court reporter in the room. i want the people of illinois to know that i did not lie. this is a persecution. we have police officers who are being gunned down on the streets, children who can't play in front of their home in the summertime because they might get gunned down and we have a prosecutor who has wasted and wants to spend tens and millions of taxpayers money to percent cute...
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is it fbi clearly now? >> we haven't gotten a direct answer at that, but that would be the indication. that is why president obama just had a phone call with them. it will be one of several phone calls throughout this evening that will take place between this administration and state and local officials. chris? >> i think the fbi is pretty good, aren't they, michael? >> they are. in a situation like this, investigation of an event after the fact, fbi through the fbi joint terrorism task force and boston will have the lead for this. all the other agencies will play their supporting roles. so we'll probably see at least for a few days some tightened security by the department of homeland security at airports. the cia will be working its sources overseas. everyone plays a part. the fbi will have a clear lead working in -- >> guys, there's a picture. guys -- >> we're going to have that picture. everyone's talking about it. we'll have it. let's go right now to adam zellweger, a witness to the explosions in bosto
is it fbi clearly now? >> we haven't gotten a direct answer at that, but that would be the indication. that is why president obama just had a phone call with them. it will be one of several phone calls throughout this evening that will take place between this administration and state and local officials. chris? >> i think the fbi is pretty good, aren't they, michael? >> they are. in a situation like this, investigation of an event after the fact, fbi through the fbi joint...